INCIPIT


Meaning of INCIPIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin(t)-sə-pət, ˈiŋ-kə-ˌpit; in-ˈsi-pət, -ˈki- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, it begins, from incipere

Date: 1897

: the first part : beginning ; specifically : the opening words of a text of a medieval manuscript or early printed book

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.